The European Space Operations Centre (ESOC), located in Darmstadt, Germany, is the main mission control center for the European Space Agency (ESA). As a spacecraft operations organization, ESOC is responsible for operating uncrewed ESA spacecraft and managing the launch and early orbit phases (LEOP) for both ESA and third-party missions. ESOC also develops and maintains ESA's ESTRACK network of ground stations and collaborates with international partners on space debris studies, mission control tools, and advanced mission concepts. Key missions operated by ESOC include Mars Express, Gaia, and the Sentinel fleet as part of the Copernicus program, which involve partners such as NASA, SSC and Airbus Defence and Space.
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The ESA mission team updated Hera’s onboard software from the European Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt.
The FOX infrastructure at ESA’s European Space Operations Centre supports CyberCUBE communications in S-band and X-band for high-speed data downlink and radio-frequency sampling.
ESA’s European Space Operations Centre will use its FOX ground antenna network for high-speed data downloads, deep packet routing, and raw radio frequency I/Q sampling for CyberCUBE.
The first two Zero Debris Week editions took place in 2024 and 2025 at the European Space Agency’s European Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany.
The asteroid provisionally known as 2021 FE40 has been officially named (810657) ESOC after ESA’s European Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany.
The contract was awarded through ESA’s European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt.
The European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt, Germany is responsible for satellite tracking, while the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in Noordwijk, Netherlands focuses on design and testing.
ESA's European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) has been conducting simulations for Sentinel-1D, scheduled for launch on 4 November 2025.
A user acceptance test at ESA's European Space Operations Centre confirmed measurable gains in coordination, usability, and consistency of Pulse.
A milestone user acceptance test was conducted with mission operators and engineering teams from ESA's European Space Operations Centre (ESOC).
The European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) has commissioned and operated most of the Sentinel fleet of satellites for more than a decade.
The Space Safety Program, managed from the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Germany, develops innovative technologies for detecting and tracking debris and preventing orbital collisions.
ESA’s Space Debris Office will use the Neuraspace service on a daily basis to assess close approaches of ESA satellites for missions operated from the European Space Operations Centre.
ESA’s European Space Operations Centre operates a diverse set of missions that will serve as a testing and validation ground for space traffic management technologies and services.
The EIRSAT-1 student team received spacecraft communications training at ESA Academy’s Training and Learning Centre and at the European Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany.
ESA’s European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt confirmed acquisition of signal from Euclid via the New Norcia ground station in Australia at 17:57 CEST on 1 July 2023.
M1 will utilize the European Space Agency’s Tracking Station Network (ESTRACK) operated from the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt, Germany.
M1 will utilize the European Space Agency’s Tracking Station Network (ESTRACK), which is operated from the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt, Germany.
European Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany serves as Europe’s center of excellence for mission operations and houses engineers who control spacecraft in orbit and manage ESA’s global tracking station network.
In March, Quadsat worked alongside ESA’s European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) to test antennas as large as 15 m in Sweden.